(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's extremely accommodative monetary policy has not boosted jobs as much as it should because the U.S. Congress and White House cannot agree on tax and spending policies, a top Fed official said on Wednesday. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Tax the other guy, not me!" was the main message from a variety of special interest groups commenting on tax breaks in a report issued on Monday, underscoring the problems faced by the U.S. Congress as it considers a revamp of the tax code. Full story
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, asking the U.S. Congress to act more courageously on the issue of gun control. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global finance leaders will do a stocktaking of IMF voting power changes when they meet in Washington this week amid concerns that a key IMF reform package is being held up in the U.S. Congress, a tough sell in a tight budget year. Full story
MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama walked into the mouth of a giant tunnel in Miami on Friday to highlight proposals to boost investment in U.S. infrastructure, a move designed to show a leader still focused on the economy in the midst of broader policy battles in Washington. Full story
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Nia Malika Henderson, political reporter for The Washington Post, joins the Melissa Harris-Perry panel to discuss how more and more women are now serving in the U.S. Congress.
Bill Wolff, executive producer of the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of Monday’s show – we’ve got the latest on what’s going on in Gaza and how the U.S. Congress wants to handle the conflict, with some insight from the one and only Frank Rich on the show tonight; plus, an update on President O
Angela Zimmann, a candidate for U.S. Congress in Ohio, joins Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about the growing need for more female representation on Capitol Hill.
The discovery of the so-called "God Particle" or Higgs boson this week has revolutionized the way leading physicists understand the universe. Researchers discovered the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland on July 4th. But what would have happened if the U.S. Congress hadn't termi
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye talks to member of the U.S. Congress as she arrives in the House chamber to address a joint meeting in Washington May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye receives a standing ovation while addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye receives a standing ovation while addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress as Vice President Dick Cheney looks on in Washington on July 17, 2003.
